EASY DIY - Aluminum Intake box/Heat shield for 1.8T
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From: Saint Petersburg, FL
Dude that's a lot of money! j/k
Not really, but I heard the guy who was selling them is not selling them anymore and or possibly ran off with peoples money.
Mike what strut tower brace is that?
Not really, but I heard the guy who was selling them is not selling them anymore and or possibly ran off with peoples money.
Mike what strut tower brace is that?
Last edited by mikekey; May 20, 2010 at 07:40 PM.
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Audi a4
Attachment 39348
Materials:
-two large sheets of aluminum
-Jig saw with appropriate blade!!
-tin snips
-High heat resistant glue/epoxy
-Thermal/Heat reflective pad
-Fuel or Insulated Air line tubing for the top molding
-BEER
-Patience
-Cardboard (to make all you templates)
This was super easy to do and is quite function-able. You'd be surprised how much of a difference in heat than before. You can spend a few hundred on the shield if you really want, but if your bored and have an hour to kill then just make it.
I also cut the shape of the stock air duct into my shield in order to force colder air down and into my aluminum box.
WARNING: If your not into the sound of your diverter valve every time you shift do not proceed because the is a significant difference in the loudness of the stock "BOV"
Thanks, good luck, and let me know if you want a bunch of close ups of the actual box i made.
Materials:
-two large sheets of aluminum
-Jig saw with appropriate blade!!
-tin snips
-High heat resistant glue/epoxy
-Thermal/Heat reflective pad
-Fuel or Insulated Air line tubing for the top molding
-BEER
-Patience
-Cardboard (to make all you templates)
This was super easy to do and is quite function-able. You'd be surprised how much of a difference in heat than before. You can spend a few hundred on the shield if you really want, but if your bored and have an hour to kill then just make it.
I also cut the shape of the stock air duct into my shield in order to force colder air down and into my aluminum box.
WARNING: If your not into the sound of your diverter valve every time you shift do not proceed because the is a significant difference in the loudness of the stock "BOV"
Thanks, good luck, and let me know if you want a bunch of close ups of the actual box i made.
hello i have a audi a4 cabriolet convertible 2007 1.8 turbo need make a heat shield i wanted to ask do u have the Measurements plz for the shield if that is possible thank u
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Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 2
From: Alabama
Thanks for the photo,cool idea. Of course, a do-it-yourself system will impress. I'll have to do this to myself. In my car dodge, the car is quite powerful and the heat dissipation system is quite important. There is an intercooler 5.9 cummins intercooler upgrade that allows maximum heat dissipation. But I will of course take your invention into account.
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